3. 1)
He joined All India Radio (AIR) in 1927 & did his
most noted work in 1931. He conceptualized
and started the immensely popular live-music
class titled – ‘Sangeet Shikshar Ashar’ which he
did for a record 47 years on the trot. He was the
first person to popularise Rabindrasangeet by
unleashing the magic of Tagore’s songs amongst
the masses. He won Padmashree in 1970 &
Dadasaheb Phalke Puraskar in 1972.
Identify him….
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6. 2)
Ain-i-Akbari suggests that the name comes
from “Barbak”. The first British cantonment in
India was built in the town in 1772. First Anglo-
Burmese War (1824–26), generally regarded
as a dress rehearsal for the Indian Mutiny of
1857 took place here.
Which place I am Talking about?
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9. 3)
She was born on 1910, in
modern Republic of
Macedonia. After having
lived there for eighteen years,
she moved to Ireland and
then to another country where
she lived for most of her life.
She died in 5th September,
1997. Absolutely 19years
after her death Why did she
come into news recently?
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12. In which famous indian TV series
do you enter these characters –
Tamraj Kilvish, Natasha ,
Behroopia , Sunanda , Dr. Jaikal ,
Geeta Biswas & Dacoda ?
4)
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15. Srijit Mukherji’s
upcoming film ‘Zulfiqar’
is claimed to be the first
ever double adaptation
of two major
Shakespearean plays.
ID both the plays.
5)
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18. 6)
The Jaunsari and Bawari tribes of the
Tons Valley of Uttaranchal never mix
with each other and refuse to mingle in
common occasion of gathering.
Who do they claim to be descendents of?
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24. 9)
This Service of All India Radio was conceptualized to
combat Radio Ceylon in 1957. Within no time it proved to be a
popular channel of every household. This radio channel was
launched on October 2, 1957. Some of the old popular
programmes are 'Sangeet Sarita', 'Bhule Bisre Geet', Hawa
Mahal, 'Jaimala', 'Inse Miliye', 'Chhaya Geet' etc., are still
distinctly recognized by the listeners. From time to time new
programmes were introduced like 'Biscope Ke Batein', 'Sargam
Ke Sitare', 'Celluloid Ke Sitare', 'Sehatnama', ' Hello Farmaish',
' Sakhi Saheli' & ' Aaj Ke Phankaar'.
Which service am I talking about?
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33. X is the son of Rishabadev, the 1st Tirthankara and founder
of Jainism. He is a famous Arihant in Jain culture and there
are 5 monolithic statues of X in Karnataka. Legend says he
had immense physical power and though defeated his
brother Bharata, did not take the throne and became a
saint. However X also is the name of a Blockbuster hit of
recent times sequel of which to be released next year. Id
X...
11)
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36. 12)
According to the result published by
Election Commission of West Bengal
Legislative Assembly , 19th may, Who
got 6th highest number of votes which
equals to 8 Lakh 31 thousand
845 almost 1.5%?
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42. ____X____ Creek is a 14.2-mile-
long (22.9 km) northward-flowing
stream originating on Black
Mountain in Santa Clara County,
California, United States. It courses
through the cities of Los Altos Hills,
Los Altos, and Palo Alto.
However, We know this
watercourse, in absolutely different
context in computer uses.
ID…..
14)
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45. 15)
Which former Sheriff of Madras is known for
his commitment to three
Cs-- cement, cricket and credibility in
his company's vision?
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50. 1)
ARMALCOLITE is a titanium-rich mineral with
the chemical formula (Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5. It was
first found at Tranquillity Base on the Moon in
1969 . After whom it was named?
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56. The origin of the name of this
branch of mathematics is from
the Latin word meaning pebble
or stone used for counting.
Which Branch?
3)
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62. After death of Karna, Kunti then requested her
remaining five sons to perform the rites for Karna
as well. When they protested, saying he was a
charioteer, she revealed the truth of his birth.
The brothers were shocked to find that they had
committed fratricide. Karna’s sons too had been
killed by the Pandavas. Yudhishtira, the eldest,
born to the Lord of Dharma, in particular, was
furious with his mother and laid a curse upon all
women.
What is the curse?
5)
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71. 8)
My original name is Karanjit Kaur Bohra & I
was born in Canada. In early days I worked at
a German bakery & also in a tax and
retirement firm. Recently I published by first
book named “SWEET DREAMS” .
Who am I?
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77. Danu, who in turn was a daughter
of Daksha, is connected with the
waters of heaven and she is
probably associated with the
formless, primordial waters that
existed prior to the creation.
What are her sons called?
10)
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117. 1.
–
said Y in a recent interview while asked how he felt for not
getting the opportunity to play Feluda on screen.
However, simply name X & Y.
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126. 4. In 2006, Sachin Bansal joined
_X_.com India as Senior Software
Engineer. Then he got Binny Bansal
into the X and after 6 months they
both decided to leave X. They initially
thought of starting a comparison
search engine, but realized that the
market for E-commerce in India was
very small. Hence, after leaving X in
2007, they founded Y as an E-
commerce company.
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128. X – Amazon, Y - Flipkart
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129. 5. This is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman
and Nicobar Islands, India. It comes under the
administration of Laxmi Nagar panchayat.
The village lost a number of its residents in the 2004
tsunami. According to the 2011 census of India, it has
only 4 households left.
The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of
population excluding children aged 6 and below) is
85.19%.
Name the village.
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133. 6. ‘Storyteller’ is an upcoming Hindi
language film, will be directed
by Anant Mahadevan and
actor Paresh Rawal will play the main
protagonist.
“It's ___ meets Hitchcock, in a
quaint manner, with two delightful
twists in the tale. It is one of the
few X stories grounded in reality,
without a touch of the supernatural,”
the director explains.
Name the Protagonist.
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136. 7. The idea of starting something in cricket is traditionally
attributed to Christiana Willes, sister of Kent cricketer John
Willes.
This idea came when Cristiana was playing with her little
brother & she faced trouble while batting, so she changed
something in cricket a little bit to avoid the problem.
The changed version was legalized after 1864 although W G
Grace used the older version to the end of his career.
What did she change or what is her contribution in modern-
day cricket?
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145. 10. Here we see in the movie two real-life personalities have
been mocked by these two characters who are quarreling. Who
are they?
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